Othello
- Synopsis
- Radio version of Shakespeare’s tragedy adapted and produced for broadcasting by Peter Watts. With Valentine Dyall as Othello and Joan Hart as Desdemona. Roger Delgado features as Giraldi Cinthio, the storyteller.
- Series
- World Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 23 Nov 1953
- Transmission details
- 30 Nov 1953 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 165 (incl. interval0
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Watts
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Watts
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A BBC recording
- General
- Rehearsals: 19/11/1953-23/11/1953
- History
- Broadcast in two parts with a fifteen-minute interval for the news at 9pm.
- Textual information
- A transcript of the production is held as part of the Shakespeare Collection in Birmingham’s Central Library.
- Reviews
- Roy Walker briefly comments on the challenge of adapting for radio the black and white contrast that drives the play in his article ‘A Tragedy of Passion’ (Radio Times, 27 November 1953, p. 21).
Source: The Times, Radio Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70857 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)